On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, Raul Miller wrote: > Put differently, I do not understand the distinction between > > "The purpose of the ndiswrapper package is to provide an ABI layer > on top of the Linux kernel that is compatible with the interface for > Windows NDIS drivers" > > and > > "wrapper packages or other sorts of free accessories for non-free > programs." > > (That said, I do understand that ndiswrapper is free software. > Everything in contrib is free software.)
The different is that in one case, the package ndiswrapper doesn't need to change to work with a free NDIS wrapper. On the contrary, the flash installer of contrib will never/ever install something else that the non-free flash if you don't modify it. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Premier livre français sur Debian GNU/Linux : http://www.ouaza.com/livre/admin-debian/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]